Dongfang Mian had only been to two cities in the Medicine Domain, Limu City and Xuanbing City. She met Bao Bao when she was taking the weapon refiner exam in Limu City, and the two of them went to Xuanbing City together to take the poison master exam.
Thinking back to their last meeting, Bao Bao didn't seem very enthusiastic, always appearing hesitant. Dongfang Mian, oblivious to this, even made Bao Bao call her "Sister Mian," which made him even more silent. Thinking about all this, Dongfang Mian wanted to beat herself up.
I should have realized long ago that once you reach their level of cultivation, what does it matter whether a child is biological or not? Nothing is more important than improving your own strength. Besides, back then, they abandoned the baby on the Vermilion Bird Continent and didn't care about him at all. I should have realized that they didn't care about family ties at all. I was still foolishly thinking that it was better for the baby to be with his biological parents than to be with me and suffer the elements.
Seemingly sensing Dongfang Mian's self-blame, Yan Lin offered a rare word of comfort, "Don't think about it. The child isn't just yours, it's mine too. I can understand if there are things you haven't done well as a new mother."
These words instantly disrupted Dongfang Mian's sorrowful mood, and she glared at Aju, who was trying not to laugh, with annoyance.
When Yan Lin asked why their child was in the Shi family, this guy made up some nonsense, telling Yan Lin that because the baby was born with a poisonous constitution, Dongfang Mian couldn't take care of him, so she had to entrust him to the Shi family. After all, the Shi family was one of the two major families in the Medicine Domain, and they were better at raising children with such special constitutions as the baby. In addition, Yan Lin had lost her memory, and she had to take care of Yan Lin and didn't have time to travel around with a child.
After Yan Lin remained silent for a long time after hearing this, he apologized to Dongfang Mian for the first time in a very serious manner. Dongfang Mian's first reaction to seeing him like this was not to laugh or be moved, but to worry. Dongfang Mian was really afraid that Yan Lin would not be able to resist beating Aju to death after regaining his memories.
Since the baby's sperm wouldn't be extracted again for another two months, Dongfang Mian was determined to take good care of her body now. Instead of acting rashly, she found a place to stay and decided to find out more about the Shi family's situation before taking any action.
Aju and Yanlin were initially opposed, believing that the fastest way was to directly confront the Shi family and force them to hand over the baby.
"Go to their doorstep?" Dongfang Mian raised an eyebrow and asked in return, "There are several ancestors of similar strength in the Beast Domain and Aju. Do you think the Shi family, which has become one of the two major families that monopolize the Medicine Domain, would have no foundation at all? Or are you, Lord Lin, planning to snatch people with your small Saint-level body? I estimate that the guards at the Shi family's gate could kill you."
Yan Lin and A Ju instantly lost their fighting spirit, but still stubbornly said, "Then what can we do? Are we just going to ignore Bao Bao knowing that he is suffering in the Shi family?"
“First, I didn’t say I would abandon him. Second, he hasn’t suffered yet. Extracting essence and blood is not a simple matter. Moreover, the Shi family’s idea is to extract it for a long time. This is the recovery period after the first extraction. They will definitely use the best natural treasures to help the baby recover. The baby is better off with the Shi family than with us. Once we break ties with the Shi family, the baby will not be able to recover peacefully,” Dongfang Mian said.
“What we need to do now is to figure out the distribution of power in the entire Medicine Domain, the relationship between the Shi family and the Mu family, the two major powers in the Medicine Domain, whether there are any major events that are going to happen in the Medicine Domain recently, why the Shi family is willing to risk being criticized and cursed to sell the baby’s essence blood, they are not short of money, and don’t forget that there is still a fragment of a divine artifact in the Medicine Domain waiting for us to find,” Dongfang Mian said, tapping the table lightly with her fingers.
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